Telegram-herald., 1887-11-17
AND RAPps MICH tt aSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER IL 1887
AN HOUR IN rse rowsa.

wsfceiEs gke kaaa ubs M31iP4lstss the
e~S~s At the hriase-ss hallway <rs~Sisk.
Yesterday aAsrBeoE . fsFeFssr sspesoee
the winding stairway ss the Bridge Street
siERsl 1o~sr 81 the q. T. a l. crossing. And
s-ialss tie keeper. James L. snith. With
'shss Is nios xlew you hxss sP here; II
you have 10 objections VIII Say a. Ae9I
vita yea" hs Looked up al sAs reporter
with . rather suspicious lssi. aud sfisf
being convinced Of hls iasntlsy he sid all
right. esnle IN: take char. k1s viii not
lave Il ach Tine 10 visit with you. ss xIs
pretty busy the rest VI The e2y"
The view ffOm tie tower Is very com
msEslnE one and ths Valley Gty can be
pretty vel seen. 1ou may look in v hat
ever direction you may and the curling
smoke from the hundreds Of factories ls vlsi-
ibis. more commanding site could hardly
be- selected.
The wstchmsn remarked. "A great many
pe0pis DO mol know ~hat rsASes ihe gates st
lhe streets and come up hrEe 70 see ho~
they sre operated.
Al this time numerous heigk trains were
switching on the Z. & ". A. tracks 10 the
east and the u. X a 1. 20 lhe vest anu the
~atchmAn Mas kept busy turning t1s
cranks That raise and lower the ssies across
The streets. At Just o'clock The /. 8 4 n
:. train baeAs IN from Ibe soeLh ysrds -
| TIE Bridge 81. depot agd waits for the lnooll
| ing trains On the other rosds. AT ale the
| I. ". Al. train on the NewssFo division
pulls IN and Is soon hurting slong toward
the Union depot.
At @.I2 attention is again attracted 10 the
c. ". Al. track and lheaorthwsrd bound
| NeHagO train ls here, IL hal.s an instant and
| - oil. Al 40 glance up the q. X. & i. track
SLOWS the HI. "a. X. & ! train from Tie
| city u sEwdust in SighL She hslts about
| ten seconds and is gone. Daring az thls
time the freigbts are taking the benefit oi
every minute the tracks are not ia use And
there is a continual Changing ot bells
| At 25 the ID. J.. & \. saginaw train
bound for the city Of salt and lumber sts&nis
ia several minutes behind time. A tuoctn
bait is made, the "sll aboard pronOunoea
and the iron horse moves on.
| The hour OF 4 30 has arrived and the G.
X. & /. train from MAckinsw City hEs
reached this poiut. To thls is attached 9
| combination mail and express car, one
baggage car. a parior car, and three regular
passenger cars.
1t is now 4 81 and the Lake Shore train
for White Pigeon starts Oh It's journey.
There Is n iuil OF q few moments. and SAYS
1 i3c NAalIu@ou- Ikc1 - htcb tI1lE one
| time OF bow maHy times ] had 70 lower
the gates IN one day, bus l bad 10 give Il
| up; but IL was pretty far upir tse hundreds
II is the switch engine that makes The
| work"
How long do you work each day.
From d. IN. until 10 p. L.. but The Work
is not hard"
The time now is z:s5. and lhe outward
bound NJ, G. K. & /. passes. Darkness il
coming on. The various factories visible
al this point are now lighted up; the stree.
lights, switch lights. lights from stores and
private houses all go TO MAKE up q
spectacle grand 10 see. And q,
IL gets darker the spectacle becomes
more beautiful and enhancing. Not only
the lights already mentioned are visibl,
here but the entire city is visible, and al
Inest every minute the gl=ring headlight o
q locomotive comes into view.
1t is now $40 and the q. T. 81. train bound
for Makinaw City, passed and our hour Ia
up, eight passenger trains having passed
within this time. With good night 10 the
watchman and thanks for his hospitality
the reporter departed greatly impressed
with the immensity and inportxnes.etiht
railroad traffic in Grand Rapids.